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	Fictional characters portrayed in novels about the sea wars of Nelson's time(at sea) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Commands Justinian; is known to be dying; arranges Hornblower's transfer to Indefatigable.
		is in command of the 18-gun sloop Surinam in Curacao on the renewal of hostilities in 1803.
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	Cinema Eye: Master and Commander
		With a laboriously sluggish story line and vaguely developed characters, high hopes for Master and Commander as the next epic blocbuster may sink to the bottom of the ocean.
		Master and Commander is based on the historical novel by Author Patrick O Brian, a relatively undiscovered, author of the twentieth century whose naval adventure novels in recent years have been acclaimed as the best historical novels ever written.
		And with all of the great movies made in the history of cinema, and the few spare hours that you have to sit and watch them in your life, you may be wasting precious time viewing this one.
	www.cinemaeye.com /index/reviews/rev_more/master_and_commander (448 words)

	Flak Magazine: 2004 Oscar Dialogue on Master and Commander, 01.30.04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Master and Commander, unfortunately, is a fantasy about conflict that viewers used to escape from thinking about the messy belligerence in which their nation had become engaged.
		Master and Commander takes place at the dawn of the modern age, when knowledge both destroyed (look to the "modern" design of the French ship) and increased understanding of the natural world.
		Master and Commander illustrates this discouraging dynamic in a historically accurate context, but the dynamic itself is beyond the periodicities of history.
	www.flakmag.com /film/04oscars/mandc.html (2095 words)

	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin.
		The episode in which Aubrey deceives the enemy by means of a raft bearing lanterns is taken from Master and Commander, and the episode in which Maturin operates on himself to remove a bullet is taken from HMS Surprise.
		Master and Commander was released the same year as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which won every award that it was nominated for.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World (959 words)

	Master and Commander
		Set during the British-French war of 1805, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" combines two of Patrick O'Brian's most popular and best novels featuring his hero Captain Jack Aubrey (Crowe).
		Overall, "Master and Commander" delightfully and suspensefully recreates a lost era where the sea was master and man little more than an insect on its surface.
		While "Master and Commander" won't be for everyone, fans of epic, imaginative adventures and seafaring tales will enjoy this marvelous film.
	www.mediascreen.com /m/masterandcommander.htm (617 words)

	Master and Commander
		“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”; is not brilliant, that much is sure, but while occasional flaws prevent it from sailing into four-star territory, there is plenty of exceptional work to appreciate in this thunderous sea epic.
		This is the true focus of “Master and Commander:” a carefully-measured character study of the fascinating Aubrey.
		“ Master and Commander” is unique in its thorough recreation of what life on board a war ship must have been like, and what would make one of these legendary commanders tick.
	movies.zertinet.com /2003/masterandcommander.htm (742 words)

	Filmtracks: Master and Commander (Davies/Gordon/Tognetti)
		Their contributions to Master and Commander would be accompanied by Weir's choice of several classical and traditional folk pieces to appear in the film.
		It is difficult to evaluate Master and Commander by these standards, because Weir very clearly had a dramatic score in mind rather than an adventure score.
		As a whole, the score for Master and Commander is repetitive, simplistic, and uninspiring, with even the meager attempts at counterpoint striking in their basic and obvious construction.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/master_commander.html (1126 words)

	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a film by Peter Weir
		Among the more interesting aspects of Master and Commander is its depiction of friendship bewteen men, not only the famous one between Captain Aubrey and ship's surgeon Maturin, but amongst the crew, and amongst the junior officers (some of them children, but more on that later).
		It sometimes seems as if mainstream film is so obsessed with the varieties of romantic entanglement between men and women, with family life, and with violent male rivalry, that it forgets the comraderie between men, or between women.
		A great strength of this film is the confidence to punctuate the action with conversations or with idleness, sometimes in long scenes, and these moments are largely due to the non-martial sympathies of Maturin.
	home.att.net /~jamestata/master_commander_review.html (789 words)

	Piratey Seamanship: Master and Commander
		By commanding a boat, you've taken on a certain degree of responsibility to show others a good time; this is as true of your jobbers as it is of your regular crew.
		As the commanding officer, you have the final say, though of course you should listen to your crew's suggestions.
		For brigands, Might is based on the number of NPPs aboard, a rating for how well the brigand commander "plays" the sea battle puzzle, a rating for how well the NPPs swordfight, and a general sea battle standing.
	www.black-knight.org /pp/command.html (6443 words)

	Master and Commander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Master and Commander is a historical naval novel by Patrick O'Brian.
		As 'Master and Commander', and in charge of the sloop Sophie, Aubrey has to strengthen his crew including the ship's surgeon and he persuades Maturin to fill this position, at least on a temporary basis.
		The film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World takes part of its title from this novel and some themes, but very little of its plot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Master_and_Commander (1304 words)

	Review: Master And Commander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Master and Commander is the first in the great series of novels featuring Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, and is probably one of the finest sea stories ever written.
		Master and Commander also introduces us to most of the characters who will feature throughout the series.
		At one point he has Mowet, a master’s mate, show Maturin round the vessel, and any time things are getting a little technical, we have Maturin to ask the questions we would ask if only we could.
	www.boat-links.com /books/reviews/review003.html (531 words)

	“Master and Commander”; Is It Naval History? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		“Master and Commander," based on British author Patrick O’Brian’s set of 19th-century naval novels, follows Royal Navy Capt. Jack Aubrey (Crowe) and the crew of his ship HMS Surprize as they sail out to see the richness and strangeness of life on the far side of the world, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
		“Master and Commander also did a fine job of illustrating how disguise and deception could be employed with effect in the age of sail," said Brodine.
		The final NHC consensus was that "Master and Commander" is naval history, with a little "Hollywood" thrown in.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=10557 (1068 words)

	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003): Reviews
		Master and Commander hooks you from its nifty opening salvo to its nifty closing punch line.
		What makes Master and Commander so bracing and transporting -- what makes the movie feel unlike any adventure film you've seen before -- is the precise detail and care with which Weir places us aboard the HMS Surprise.
		Oak solid and unsinkable, Master And Commander is old-fashioned entertainment crafted with considerable care; but compared to "Pirates Of The Caribbean's" pleasure cruise, this voyage is choppy and difficult without ever troubling deeper waters.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/masterandcommander (1653 words)

	Amazon.de: Master and Commander.: English Books: Patrick O'Brian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The first in Patrick O'Brian's twenty-volume "Aubrey-Maturin" series, "Master and Commander" is both a compelling narrative and a fine foundation for the books to follow.
		If "Master and Commander" is your introduction to the novels of Patrick O'Brian (as it should be), it may take awhile to become accustomed to the formality of the language.
		O'Brien, recently deceased, is a master of his genre, the period, and of the writer's craft.
	www.amazon.de /Master-Commander-Patrick-OBrian/dp/0006499155 (1761 words)

	Master and Commander (Main Page)
		Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.
		Master and Commander is available in two editions: the regular edition featuring the classic cover art of Geoff Hunt, and a movie tie-in edition with a cover photo featuring Russell Crowe, star of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
		Start with Master and Commander, which should be available in paperback from your nearest bookseller.
	www.wwnorton.com /catalog/backlist/master.htm (349 words)

	Master & Commander
		Consider Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, available now on DVD (PG-13).
		Later, as this 13 year-old assumes command of the ship, another midshipman his age is the second person to jump to the deck of the Acheron, only a step behind Russell Crowe's character, Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey.
		Every frame of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, is about leadership as it is manifested in strength, respect, and discipline.
	www.inquiry.net /patrol/training/movies.htm (1450 words)

	Master and Commander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Based on the incredibly accurate novels of Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander takes the audience on a trip through time to where crossing the ocean was not for the faint of heart, it took courage, intelligence and dedication.
		The captain is a man of duty, pragmatic and self assured in his abilities to command.
		He plays the captain as a man of few words, one that thinks out each situation but who is not afraid to go on gut instinct when the situation demands.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /master_and_commander.htm (1102 words)

	Amazon.com: Master and Commander: Music: Iva Davies,Johann Sebastian Bach,Luigi Boccherini,Arcangelo Corelli,Iva / ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The director was so impressed, he played the piece on the Master And Commander set throughout production, and he asked its creators to write the music for his movie.
		The score for Peter Weir's "Master and Commander" is, however, something of an exception to all that.
		The musical atmosphere for "Master and Commander" is clearly tinged by sea spray and a touch of gunpowder.
	www.amazon.com /Master-Commander-Iva-Davies/dp/B0000DG07D (2419 words)

	BBC - Films - Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
		Pint-sized French fascist Napoleon is "master of Europe", but Britain is still scrapping on the high seas.
		The ship HMS Surprise is defending the Empire on "the far side of the world", chasing a French frigate along the coast of Brazil.
		Crowe delivers another fine performance here, mastering an English accent (and the violin) as a gruff action-man with pretensions.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2003/11/18/master_and_commander_2003_review.shtml (398 words)

	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Rotten Tomatoes
		Through its emphasis on characters and not merely action, Master does not let us forget that all individuals are souls with flesh and blood, not merely empty casualties of war.
		Master and Commander intends to be an intelligent epic, but it's the epic qualities more than the intelligence that hold us.
		Master and Commander hums with humor, passion and life.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/master_and_commander_the_far_side_of_the_world (1193 words)

	Amazon.ca: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Widescreen): DVD: Peter Weir,Russell Crowe,George ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a beautifully realized, atypically intimate action drama.
		Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a rare feat -- a quiet action film.
		Master and Commander is very reminiscent of old Hollywood epics and a quite enjoyable movie.
	www.amazon.ca /Master-Commander-Side-World-Widescreen/dp/B0001HLVS2 (2789 words)

	Phyllis Tickle on Jack Aubrey as God and man in Best Picture nominee 'Master and Commander' -- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" is the long-anticipated first screen version of Patrick O'Brian's spellbinding series of novels depicting Britain's fight to reverse Napoleon's capture of Europe by pressing its supremacy at sea.
		In the movie, Jack Aubrey (played by Russell Crowe) captains the H.M.S. Surprise, a wily warship that succeeds despite inexperienced officers, still winds, and the presence of one man the crew fastens on as a scapegoat for their misfortunes.
		One would have been sufficient, but two drives home the point that God is both master and commander, and they are two different things.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/139/story_13996_1.html (592 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Double Disc Edition) [2003]: DVD: Russell Crowe\|Paul ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Aside from some gripping battles and a storm sequence to rival anything seen on screen, Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is as much about daily shipboard life during the Napoleonic era--especially the relationship between Captain Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and Doctor Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany)--as it is about spectacle.
		Aubrey is a powerful figure whose experience and strength of character commands unwavering trust and respect from his crew; Crowe seems in his element naturally enough.
		Matching action to detail, drama to humour, and special effects to well-sketched characters, Master and Commander is a deeply satisfying big-screen experience, breathing a bracing gust of sea air into Hollywood megabuck filmmaking.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Master-Commander-Side-World-Double/dp/B00008W64E (1965 words)

	As an epic, 'Master' scores a broadside hit \| csmonitor.com
		"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" is a kind of movie we don't often see anymore.
		By contrast, "Master and Commander," based on historical novels by Patrick O'Brian, is a richly old-fashioned epic.
		Played by Russell Crowe, the hero is Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey, commander of the British warship Surprise during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/1114/p17s02-almo.html (640 words)

	Master and Commander: On the Far Side of the World
		Master and Commander: On the Far Side of the World
		Aubrey is a renowned fighting captain in the British Navy, commanding the HMS Surprise, which lists in its ship's log, "28 guns.
		We expect outstanding performances from Crowe and the reunion of Paul Bettany (his imaginary roommate in "A Beautiful mind"), yet the strong supporting cast is one of the things that gives the film its life.
	www.reelmoviecritic.com /Movies20031Q/id1894.htm (304 words)

	William F. Buckley Jr. on Master and Commander on National Review Online
		Master and Commander is not to be missed.
		He portrays a complex figure embodying the best that might be said of the seafaring commander of a British man of war, master of men and of the elements that men confront.
		The sweep of the film is especially engrossing, one assumes, for those who find the sea alluring, but Master and Commander is studded with enough drama, poignancy, and excitement to overwhelm even the tumultuous oceans.
	www.nationalreview.com /buckley/buckley200311121006.asp (611 words)

	The swashbuckling Master and Commander. - By David Edelstein - Slate Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The shots might be cluttered with ropes and pulleys and masts and mizzenmasts, but the storytelling is lean and shapely—even with long stretches in which the swashbuckling stops and the characters debate the up- and downsides of their military adventurism.
		Taken together, the pair embodies just the sort of balanced, exquisitely nuanced military that ought to be the rule instead of the (fictional) exception—and Crowe and Bettany are extremely comfortable together.
		There are other ways in which the film of Master and Commander will remind Trekkies that for all the loopy sci-fi contrivances in that series, it's the naval-adventure template that holds it together.
	slate.msn.com /id/2091195 (1222 words)

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